Hong Kong's First Electric Ferry
Zero-emission, low-noise running across Victoria Harbour — a 3,870 kWh LFP battery covers a full 07:00–20:00 operating day and recharges overnight in six hours at dedicated jetties.
OBLUE International presents
OBLUE
FERRY 35E
Hong Kong's First All-Electric Ferry
34.77 mLength overall
400Passengers
10 knService speed
3,870 kWhLFP battery
14 knMax speed
The Vessel
Zero emissions
for Victoria Harbour
The OBLUE FERRY 35E is Hong Kong's first all-electric ferry — a 34.77-metre carbon fiber catamaran carrying 400 passengers on Victoria Harbour services for a Hong Kong ferry operator.
Delivered in 2024 for a Hong Kong ferry operator, she was designed for the 2.96-nautical-mile Hung Hom–North Point route — and named Best Large Ferry 2025 at the Baird Maritime Work Boat World awards.
- Full carbon fiber sandwich construction, vacuum-infused
- 2 × 230 kW motors, 2 × diagonally arranged azimuth thrusters
- 3,870 kWh EVE lithium iron phosphate battery — over 12 hours of operation
- Roof solar panels power lighting and air-conditioning at berth
“Best Large Ferry
— Baird Maritime 2025.”
Design Highlights
Electric, without compromise
Best Large Ferry 2025
Named Best Large Ferry at Baird Maritime's Work Boat World 2025 awards — recognised for an innovative, eco-friendly design tailored to Victoria Harbour and Greater Bay Area routes.
Diagonal Azimuths, Double-Ended
Symmetrical bow and stern with the wheelhouse amidships and 360° visibility; diagonally arranged full-rotation thrusters turn the ferry on her own length and drive her sideways for tight berthing.
Modular Battery, Watched from Shore
Three battery groups per hull, each in four isolated clusters for fault tolerance; a 30 kW emergency generator backs up steering, communications and lighting; shore staff monitor the vessel's parameters in real time.
General Arrangement
Two saloons,
four hundred seats
Main-deck saloon with 270 seats, wheelchair spaces, luggage room and accessible W.C. — open boarding decks fore and aft.
Specifications
OBLUE FERRY 35E in detail
General & Dimensions
- Vessel type
- All-electric carbon fiber harbour ferry
- Hull material
- Carbon fiber composite
- Length overall
- 34.77 m
- Beam
- 10.60 m
- Depth
- 3.40 m
- Design draught
- 1.76 m
- Gross tonnage
- 473 GT
- Displacement
- 210 t
- First service
- Hong Kong — Victoria Harbour, 2024
- Year
- 2024
Performance & Capacity
- Service speed
- 10 knots
- Max speed
- 14 knots
- Passengers
- 400
- Range
- 167 km
- Endurance
- 12+ hours — full 07:00–20:00 operating day
- Seakeeping
- Safe sailing in Beaufort Force 8 winds
- Operational area
- Victoria Harbour & Greater Bay Area
Machinery & Electrical
- Motors
- 2 × 230 kW at 1,500 rpm
- Propulsion
- 2 × azimuth thrusters, 1,000 mm propellers, diagonal
- Batteries
- EVE LF280K LFP, 3,870 kWh
- Charging
- Overnight at dedicated jetties — full in 6 hours
- Emergency power
- 30 kW generator
- Hotel power
- Roof solar panels
- Switchboards
- 2 × independent DC, mutual backup
- Energy management
- Energy management system + shore monitoring
Programme
- Operator
- A Hong Kong ferry operator
- Classification
- China Classification Society
- Flag
- Hong Kong
- Route
- Hung Hom–North Point (2.96 nm)
- Navigation
- Koden radar; JRC JLR & Lilley and Gillie compasses; VHF
- Award
- Best Large Ferry 2025 — Baird Maritime
Figures as delivered for the Hong Kong service; the platform is configurable in capacity, battery package and outfit for other operators.
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